Lake Charm · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lake Charm

How families and households are made up across the area.

Lake Charm stands among similar areas as a typical residential spot, though it has a very unusual family makeup. Most homes are occupied by couples, and it is extremely rare for a single parent to head a household here.

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📍 Lake Charm, Suburb / Locality

Where Lake Charm sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Charm — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lake Charm2.5
3581, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Lake Charm holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Around 22.2% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.2% ▼ -28.1%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.9%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lake Charm, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 55.5%. In a sharp contrast to the rest of the country, there are no one-parent families here, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lake Charm, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Lake Charm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21430/lake-charm/topic/family-households